There are 3 requirements to finding an amazing spot to go stargazing. First and foremost, there need to me no lights anywhere around, so you get a clear view of the night sky. Second, you’d like to be high up so that you’re close enough to feel like you c...

Erzurum, containing a highly qualified ski resort, is like a haven for winter sport lovers who would like to ski for eight months on steep slopes carpeted by fine snow. Erzurum, the largest city in eastern Anatolia, is sprawled over a high plateau at an a...

İbrahim Hakkı Efendi was a famous author and 18th century scholar who wrote Marifetname. He was also an astronomer from Erzurum who devoted his life to astronomy and science. His respected teacher Hz. Fakirullah is also buried here.

When you think of Turkey, you probably think mostly of the sun, the sand the sea. But Turkey’s a huge country with just about every kind of terrain imaginable, including some world class ski slopes! Just recently, the FIS Snowboarding world championships ...

In 1901, Sultan Abdul Hamid II commissioned over 70 clock towers to be built all over the empire in commemoration of the 25th anniversary of his accession to the throne. These clock towers were indeed built all over the city, both as beautiful monuments i...

1. It has one of the world’s oldest and biggest malls. Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar, or Kapalı Çarşı, dates to 1455 and was established shortly after the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople. Over the centuries it has grown into a warren of 61 streets lined by m...

1. You can carve turns for six miles straight. Turkey has more than 100 peaks above 9,800 feet (3,000 meters) and nearly a dozen ski resorts. The most popular is south of the Sea of Marmara, in the alpine village of Uludağ at an elevation of more than 6,5...

A charming city with a mild climate that enchants the visitors with tens of shades of green. A winding drive midway up a mountainside takes you to Artvin, one of the important cities of the Black Sea region. At the foot of the escarpment, a ruined 16th ce...